Israel prepares for possible Hezbollah fire, residents may force their way into towns

The Israeli army is preparing to face “symbolic gunfire” by Hezbollah toward the occupied Shebaa Farms in response to the Israeli army’s decision to keep its forces in south Lebanon’s eastern sector past the Sunday deadline, Israeli media reports said.

Al-Akhbar newspaper meanwhile reported that the Lebanese Army and UNIFIL peacekeepers have gone on alert to deal with possible incidents at dawn Sunday should Lebanese residents insist on entering the border towns where Israel’s forces are still deployed.

Hezbollah said Thursday that it will be the responsibility of the Lebanese state to act and press the countries sponsoring the ceasefire agreement should Israel delay its military pullout from south Lebanon.